FNUS71 KRLX 231438 FWSRLX SPOT FORECAST FOR CHESTNUT RIDGE...MONONGAHELA NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV 1038 AM EDT SAT OCT 23 2010 .DISCUSSION... AS A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST...THE RETURN SOUTHWEST FLOW BEHIND IT WILL PROVIDE THE MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY AND CENTRAL APPALACHIANS WITH A RATHER MILD LATE OCTOBER WEEKEND. AFTER ONE LAST CHILLY AND FROSTY MORNING...UPCOMING NIGHTS WILL BE MILDER AND FROST FREE. HIGH AND MID LEVEL CLOUD TRAVERSING THE AREA WILL CURTAIL THE SUNSHINE AT TIMES BOTH DAYS OF THE WEEKEND. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOW AND MID 20SN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND FUEL MOISTURE IS LOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY. WINDS...HOWEVER...WILL BE LIGHT AT UNDER TEN KNOTS. THE CONTINUED SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE...AND DISTURBANCES IN THAT FLOW WILL PROVIDE RAIN CHANCES FROM SUNDAY NIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...PROVIDING SOME BADLY NEEDED WETTING OF GROUND FUELS. THE BEST RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ON MONDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER WAVE...AND TUESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SKY (%).........0 0 1 21 34 44 55 47 32 32 33 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............36 34 36 40 44 49 53 56 59 60 61 60 RH..............56 58 54 50 50 46 41 40 38 36 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 1.7 2.6 3.4 4.1 4.2 MIXNG WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W SW MIXNG WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 5PM 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM SKY (%).........34 36 37 38 38 38 38 39 39 39 39 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 52 51 50 49 48 47 47 46 45 44 RH..............42 47 56 56 57 59 60 60 61 61 55 54 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 MIXNG WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W MIXNG WIND SPD..5 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 .SUNDAY... TIME (EDT) 5AM 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........38 37 36 37 39 40 42 44 45 45 45 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............44 44 45 48 52 56 59 61 63 64 65 65 RH..............53 51 47 47 52 51 46 40 38 36 35 36 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.6 3.9 3.8 MIXNG WIND DIR..W NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW MIXNG WIND SPD..7 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAL.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...RPY REQUESTED BY...PATTY FELTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101023.CHEST.01/RLX